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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Wyoming (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
2771
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2768
6455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
352
2702
6328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2204
5303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wyoming
5 Families width 13 Species
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wyoming
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amaradix Smith, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophyllus Wagner, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Megarthroglossus Jordan & Rot..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wyoming
13 Species
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amaradix bitterrootensis Dunn, 1923
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Boreus coloradensis Byers, 1955Riffle Snaketail
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Ctenophyllus armatus Wagner, 1901
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Hystrichopsylla dippiei Rothschild, 1902
Megarthroglossus divisus Baker, 1898
Thrassis acamantis Rothschild, 1905

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Wyoming
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


Links, sources and further information
Mecoptera at artfakta.se
Mecoptera at dyntaxa.se
Mecoptera at gbif.org
Mecoptera at gbif.org
Mecoptera at irmng.org
Mecoptera at itis.gov